Ilia Malinin skated for a gold medal Friday, Feb. 13, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. He fell twice, though, and finished fourth.

United States figure skater Ilia Malinin was set to take the ice Friday at the Winter Olympics with a gold medal in sights. His goal for the Milan-Cortina Games goes beyond first place MORE: Madison Chock responds to petition

Ilia Malinin is set to perform his biggest skate yet as he looks to keep the U.S. men’s figure skating gold medal streak going at the Winter Olympics. A grand finale for the 21-year-old American phenom,

Team USA’s Ilia Malinin fell short of earning a medal in men's figure skating after a shaky free skate routine at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday.

Unable to execute four of the seven planned quad jumps in his free skate routine, American Ilia Malinin fell off the podium entirely into eighth place as Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov captured gold with a score of 198.

It's another action-packed Friday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, headlined by two-time world champion Ilia Malinin.

In a stunning result, gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin missed the podium in the men's figure skating event. The U.S. star entered the free skate final in first place